@@@ Who are we? @@@

Once upon a time there was 2 guys in the newly born European state, Croatia -- Goran Stetic (23) and Damir Ludvig (27) both students by occupation and electronic music enthusiasts 24 hours per day...

[Goran] -- as a kid played acoustic guitar, finished musical school. Interested both in electronics and music, later computers... Co-programmer, 3D animator, graphical designer and musician for Amiga computers commercial game "Spherical Worlds"... In late 80's switching from House music to Techno... Making some music with computers -- Crucial moment: while presenting some of own music on most famous Croatian radio-station , meets Damir...

[Damir] -- since begining of electro and hip-hop music, interested in it... Becomes MC and leader of one of the first Croatian hip-hop bands called "DIFFO"... Programming rythm machine and writting lyrics, later MC-ing on big hardcore rave parties (Devil's Rave, Under City Rave)... Fascinated with Kraftwerk, SF freak... At very end of 80's creating Fresh style project, "Wicked at weekend" track No.1 on Croatian top-lists... During war circumstances Fresh style project terminated....

During 1995. Goran and Damir created "Adriatix" project of dream trance music... At the very end of 1995 heard for the first time goa trance music --> instant brain combustion resulted in creation of "Utopia" project and devoting their lifes to psy-trance... Creating first goa tracks, exploring complexity of that magical music... Playing live at first Goa parties in Croatia... Autumn 96: created track "Teletrans" - first goa track released on "Dance To Cybertrance vol.2 - 2nd Goa mission" CD compilation on T.R.N.C. Dutch label as Utopia...

Changing name of project from "Utopia" to "Dogma" -- creating mature psychedelic tracks "Delta Drave" and "Amebba Plivaa". At very end of 1996 those tracks were signed for BooM! Records, young label from Holland.

As international contacts increased every day through cyberspace, they met Ree.K from Tokyo, famous Japanese trance female artist. Creating united project "Trinity", instant signing of Trinity tracks for BooM! Records...

At beginning of 1997 was created their Internet homepage "Dogma/Trinity/Utopia - Cyberportal to 604th dimension" , with detailed info about those 3 projects, releases, plans and much, much more....

All the time helping to develop Croatian and global goa trance scene with other freaks, DJs, party organizers and people from radio, TV, magazines world-wide... Starting to write for Croatian magazine "Arkzin" about psy trance by interviewing famous trancers (DJs, artists, labels) from whole world. Now Goran and Damir are writing for Croatian "DJ Magazine" and Asian "PLUR" magazines too...

In the summer of 1997 Dogma recorded debut CD album "Land of Utopia" in Taipei (Taiwan, R.O.C.) for Blue Moon Productions, as first step in long term cooperation with Blue Moon. Album will be released during October 97 worldwide.

@@@ Future? @@@

Dogma is already working on new tracks keeping evolution of ideas and sounds, but heaving in mind both trancers at parties and at home.

They are constantly developing and improving their already very good accepted live PA program, and hope that you'll come along on one of their rollercoaster rides too -- be prepeared to fly from deep subconcscious of human mind to the 604th cosmical dimension.......

Discography:

* Utopia "Teletrans" - V.A. "Dance To Cybertrance vol.2 - 2nd Goa mission" - T.R.N.C./Rams Horn, Holland

* Dogma "Delta Drave" - V.A. "Sonic BooM!" - BooM! Records, Holland

* Trinity "Praying Hands" - V.A. "Sonic BooM!" - BooM! Records, Holland

(soon to be released):

* Dogma debut album "Land of Utopia" - Blue Moon Productions, Taiwan

* Dogma EP - BooM! Records, Holland

* Trinity EP - BooM! Records, Holland

* some compilations...

Some of the important live PAs:

*18th August 1997 - Full Moon party organized by Blue Moon Productions - club "EDGE", Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C. - Dogma live PA

*10th May 1997 - Legen open air festival "Paunov ples" * Zagreb, Croatia - lake Bundek * Live: Legen [ethno], Lidija Bajuk [ethno], Utopia/Dogma [goa trance] - DJs: Damir [Dogma], Ilko Culic

*19th April 1997 - "Art of Dreaming" * Zagreb * Croatia - big party [1000 people] - DJs: Frajman [Aquarius, Zagreb], Lily [Gjuro II, Zagreb], Marino [Diabolic, Pula], Gobo [Amsterdam], Go-Cut [Rotor, Zagreb] - Utopia [Live act]

*11th December 1996 - "Shakti - Trance experience" * Zagreb, Croatia - club "Gjuro 2" * featuring: DJ Gobo [Amsterdam], DJ Marino [Pula], Utopia [Live act]

*14th July 1996 - "The Ritual Of Trance" [Zabok, Croatia - castle "Gjalski"] * featuring: DJ Danyel [Circus Hoffman/Amsterdam], DJ Marino [Harmonic grooves/Haarlem, Pula], Utopia [Live act]

* Asian tour by Blue Moon, including Taipei, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong...

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